{"id":411,"date":"2021-11-07T01:32:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T01:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2021-11-08T01:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T01:19:49","slug":"the-vital-user-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreamwarrior.com\/blog\/the-vital-user-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vital User Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I (LaMae) do presentations about web design and navigation, the User Interface \/ User Experience, the discussion is always lively because inherently everyone understands that UI\/UX is vital.\u00a0 I often tell the story of a mirror I installed in our home hallway and how I was so pleased with myself for the handiwork.\u00a0 Then, I showed my husband who happens to be taller than me,\u00a0 his head was chopped off and I realized the great job I had done would only work for me &#8230; or those very close to being the same height as me.\u00a0 Missed the mark on that one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A simple UI problem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-413 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Paper Towel Dispenser with sign\" width=\"174\" height=\"232\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thedwgblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UserExperienceExample.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 174px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 174\/232;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This picture is a\u00a0 more analog example of the user experience.\u00a0 Imagine how many folks had difficulty using this paper towel dispenser for someone to have taken time to make and tape up an additional explanation?\u00a0 \u00a0My experience was just as confusing.\u00a0 I read the sign, &#8220;PLACE HAND RIGHT BELOW THE GREEN LIGHT &#8230;&#8221; but the green button was nowhere to be found unless you moved your hand under the dispenser, and then it was intermittent.\u00a0 Most of us would eventually figure this out and frankly, it is only an annoyance, but how many people are choosing someone else because of an annoyance?<\/p>\n<p><strong>UI\/UX on your site<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The user interface (page design including the look and its ease of use), as well as the user experience (how do the site pages flow work together to get things done), should be the primary, or at least one of the primary planning considerations.\u00a0 Can the visitor find what they want, is it aesthetically pleasing, can they\/will they buy?\u00a0 These questions are your goals (or should be).\u00a0 There are probably others, too.<\/p>\n<p>If someone wants to buy &#8211; let them.\u00a0 Heck &#8211; make it easy for them.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, this brings me to Quality Assurance.\u00a0 Check your site (or paper towel holder) based on real users and not your own expectations and assumptions and minimize annoyances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I (LaMae) do presentations about web design and navigation, the User Interface \/ User Experience, the discussion is always lively because inherently everyone understands that UI\/UX is vital.\u00a0 I&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artdynamix","category-design","category-dwg","category-technology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Vital User Experience &#8211; Dream Warrior Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"checking your site for optimal user experience is vital. 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